Digital BW, The Print

John,
Milky fogging appearance happens when you spray lacquer in high humidity.  I
spray in the basement, which is dehumidified, but the stink is terrible, I
gave up the practice.

If it happens again, you may be able to fix it by spraying another coat when
the humidity is lower, rather than polishing.

Enjoy your time away…

Best regards,
John Moody

-----Original Message-----
From: DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint@yahoogroups.com
[mailto:DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint@yahoogroups.com]On Behalf Of john dean
Sent: Monday, August 22, 2005 12:32 PM
To: DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint@yahoogroups.com
Subject: Re: [Digital BW] Premium Luster DMax 2.4

Hi Steve,

No, no droplets except on a rare occasion when I had a can that was
near the end or a flawed nozzle on it (twice in years past) I have
never noticed uneven spray patterns on the papers as you refer to. It
is possible that you need to hold the scan closer to the surface. It
could be drying before it hits the paper. And also keep the can moving
in wave patterns and overlap continuously.

Now one very strange thing did happen to me on this job though. I did
three coats of Premier Art spray outside in a very damp environment on
this 22x444 because I am about to leave town and just wanted to get
the things done and delivered. Of course the rc prints needed to cure
for 24 hours at least to outgass before I did it. They actually had 48
hours under airconditioning to do so this time.  What happened was I
noticed a slight fogging of the surface after one dried, that didn't
look like the outgassing fog you can encouneter. It was subtle and
only happend on one of the big prints. It made me mad. What I did was
pull out my fine cotton scanning drum cloth and polished the surface
of that print. The foggyness went away entirely with no scratches or
any defects. I may have put too much spray on that one. You only
really need three light coats.

I like what you say about the K3 set. There is always something to
spend money on huh? The government just said that the majority of
Americans spend everythng they make and save nothing anymore. What do
they expecet when we have to buy a new Epson printer every year?

John (headed for vacation and no computer screens for one week)





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